NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Timothy Benson, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Livingston, MT

Timothy Benson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Livingston, Montana, and NPI 1780233957, issued on Sep 10, 2019. Check the license with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780233957
Name
Timothy Benson
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
320 Alpenglow LN, Livingston, MT 59047
Phone
(406) 222-3541
Enumerated
Sep 10, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191204000869); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 320 Alpenglow LN

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Catherine Akin, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124738166
  2. Todd Anderson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1730198342
  3. Krista Arnet, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1053750612
  4. Kyle Arnet, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1689915241
  5. Alison BlakeInpatient Obstetric Registered Nurse1770458713
  6. Nicole BresslerGastroenterology Physician1669897856

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,577 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. Timothy Benson1,577
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium88 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium68 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate61 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium50 claims
  5. Lisinopril45 claims
  6. Fluticasone Propionate42 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 46.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score55.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%17.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital affiliation

  1. Livingston HealthcareLivingston, MT · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Timothy Benson among 698 physician assistant records in Montana

Timothy Benson, PA-C is one of 698 physician assistant records with a practice address in Montana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2016 among the 514 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 physician assistant records list a practice address in Livingston

They are 6 of the 274 NPPES records with a practice address in Livingston, and 698 physician assistant records in Montana.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kary Engle, PA-CLivingston, MT 590471235246646
  2. Rebecca Hintze, PACLivingston, MT 590471427145036
  3. Julia Marsik, PA-CLivingston, MT 590471740532290
  4. Michelle Marti, PACLivingston, MT 590471669569281
  5. Libby Sipp, PA-CLivingston, MT 590471801519228
  6. Luke Altenhofen, PA-CLame Deer, MT 590431407221708
  7. Harold Jeanotte, PA-CLame Deer, MT 590431922214345
  8. Tara Salley, PA-CLame Deer, MT 590431598835811

Common questions

What is Timothy Benson, PA-C's NPI number?

Timothy Benson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780233957, issued on Sep 10, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Timothy Benson, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 Alpenglow LN, Livingston, MT, 59047. Phone: (406) 222-3541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Timothy Benson, PA-C's license?

Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Timothy Benson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Timothy Benson, PA-C had 1,577 Medicare Part D claims for 382 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Timothy Benson, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.